What is Birch?

Birch is a tree. The leaves of the tree, which contain lots of vitamin C, are used to make medicine.

Insufficient Evidence to Rate Effectiveness for...

Arthritis, hair loss, rashes, conditions of the urinary tract (such as small kidney stones, when used with drinking lots of liquids), arthritis-like condition called rheumatism, and other conditions.

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database rates effectiveness based on scientific evidence according to the following scale: Effective, Likely Effective, Possibly Effective, Possibly Ineffective, Likely Ineffective, and Insufficient Evidence to Rate (detailed description of each of the ratings).